diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 629b3ba..4edae76 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ are all optional.
     Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "151253"                       # => 15:12:53
     Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "noon"                         # => 12:00:00
     Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "midnight"                     # => 00:00:00
+    
+Strings recognized as being in 24H format may optionally use any non-numeric
+character(s) as separators. (A string will be treated as 24H format unless it
+terminates with a meridian indicator)
+
+    Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "2300"                         # => 23:00:00
+    Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "23:00"                        # => 23:00:00
+    Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "23+00"                        # => 23:00:00
+    Tod::TimeOfDay.parse "23H30M58S"                    # => 23:30:58
 
 Tod::TimeOfDay.parse raises an ArgumentError if the argument to parse is not
 parsable. Tod::TimeOfDay.try_parse will instead return nil if the argument is not
diff --git a/lib/tod/time_of_day.rb b/lib/tod/time_of_day.rb
index b99e554..298d088 100644
--- a/lib/tod/time_of_day.rb
+++ b/lib/tod/time_of_day.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ class TimeOfDay
     PARSE_24H_REGEX = /
       \A
       ([01]?\d|2[0-4])
-      :?
+      \D*
       ([0-5]\d)?
-      :?
+      \D*
       ([0-5]\d)?
+      \D*
       \z
     /x
 
@@ -179,18 +180,23 @@ def self.try_parse(tod_string)
       tod_string = tod_string.strip
       tod_string = tod_string.downcase
       tod_string = WORDS[tod_string] || tod_string
-      if PARSE_24H_REGEX =~ tod_string || PARSE_12H_REGEX =~ tod_string
-        hour, minute, second, a_or_p = $1.to_i, $2.to_i, $3.to_i, $4
-        if hour == 12 && a_or_p == "a"
-          hour = 0
-        elsif hour < 12 && a_or_p == "p"
-          hour += 12
-        end
+      tod_string.match?(/[ap]m?\z/) ? try_parse_12(tod_string) : try_parse_24(tod_string)
+    end
 
-        new hour, minute, second
-      else
-        nil
-      end
+    def self.try_parse_12(tod_string)
+      return unless PARSE_12H_REGEX =~ tod_string
+
+      hour, minute, second, a_or_p = $1.to_i, $2.to_i, $3.to_i, $4
+      hour = 0 if hour == 12 && a_or_p == "a"
+      hour += 12 if hour < 12 && a_or_p == "p"
+      new hour, minute, second
+    end
+
+    def self.try_parse_24(tod_string)
+      return unless PARSE_24H_REGEX =~ tod_string 
+
+      hour, minute, second = $1.to_i, $2.to_i, $3.to_i
+      new hour, minute, second
     end
 
     # Determine if a string is parsable into a TimeOfDay instance
diff --git a/test/tod/time_of_day_test.rb b/test/tod/time_of_day_test.rb
index e618c02..ebd8224 100644
--- a/test/tod/time_of_day_test.rb
+++ b/test/tod/time_of_day_test.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ def self.should_not_parse(parse_string)
   should_parse "13",          13, 0, 0
   should_parse "1230",        12,30, 0
   should_parse "08:15",        8,15, 0
+  should_parse "08+15",        8,15, 0
   should_parse "08:15:30",     8,15,30
+  should_parse "08H15M30S",    8,15,30
   should_parse "18",          18, 0, 0
   should_parse "23",          23, 0, 0